House GOP launches new probe of Jan. 6 and tries shifting blame for Capitol...
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are launching a vast reinvestigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, seeking to push the blame away from Donald Trump, who has been indicted over...
View ArticleCheney fuels speculation about her next move
Speculation is growing about the role former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) will play in the 2024 election as President Biden and former President Trump barrel toward a rematch. Cheney has vowed that...
View ArticleDemocrats go on offense as Trump floats Social Security cuts
Democrats are going on the attack after former President Trump raised the possibility of cuts to Social Security and Medicare. Trump said in a Monday interview there’s “a lot” that can be done on...
View ArticleBiden and Trump are now their parties' presumptive nominees. What does that...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have officially secured the requisite numbers of delegates to be considered their parties' presumptive nominees. It was a...
View ArticleUS has its first presidential rematch since 1956, and other facts about the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just when Americans thought they were out, Joe Biden and Donald Trump pulled them back in. The sequel to the 2020 election is officially set as the president and his immediate...
View ArticleHunter Biden declines request to appear at public hearing
President Biden's son, Hunter Biden, won’t appear before Congress at a slated March 20 hearing, with his attorney telling House Republicans that he “declines your invitation to this carnival side...
View ArticleHunter Biden rebuffs Republicans' invitation to appear for a public hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden on Wednesday rejected an invitation from House Republicans to appear for a public hearing next week alongside former business associates, an inquiry his attorney...
View ArticleBiden's fraying coalition and Trump's struggle with moderates: AP data shows...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have secured their party’s nominations for president, setting up a rematch of the 2020 election. While both men sailed through...
View ArticleBuck to retire next week, narrowing House GOP majority
Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) will retire from Congress next week, he said Tuesday, a stunning announcement that will narrow the House GOP’s razor-thin majority even further. Buck — who has become known for...
View ArticleMcDowell now uncontested in North Carolina House race after ex-Rep. Walker...
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A former North Carolina representative who finished second in last week's primary for essentially his old U.S. House seat announced on Wednesday that he won't ask for a runoff and...
View ArticleCBO predicts nondefense spending bills won't face automatic cuts post-April 30
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said Wednesday that funding for nondefense programs will not be subject to automatic spending cuts even if Congress doesn’t pass its remaining six...
View ArticleQuestions grow over possibility of Biden-Trump debates
Questions are growing over whether President Biden and former President Trump will participate in any presidential debates this cycle. Trump has stepped up his calls for Biden to face him in a debate...
View ArticleTop Democrat Schumer calls for new elections in Israel, saying Netanyahu is...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday called on Israel to hold new elections, saying he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost his way” and is an...
View ArticleTrump-backed Senate candidate faces GOP worries that he could be linked to...
WASHINGTON (AP) — For Republicans eager to regain the Senate majority this year, Ohio offers a prime opportunity to pick up a critical seat. But ahead of Tuesday's primary election, there's mounting...
View ArticleTrump-backed Senate candidate faces GOP worries that he could be linked to...
WASHINGTON (AP) — For Republicans eager to regain the Senate majority this year, Ohio offers a prime opportunity to pick up a critical seat. But ahead of Tuesday's primary election, there's mounting...
View ArticleThese Republicans won states that Trump lost in 2020. Their endorsements are...
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will back his fellow Republicans' presidential ticket in November. That does not mean he will cheerlead for former President Donald Trump or even endorse him by...
View ArticleSouthern Illinois GOP congressional candidates race to win the hearts, minds...
CASEY, Ill. (AP) — At a local restaurant meet-and-greet, Darren Bailey led his audience in prayer, then suggested reciting the Pledge of Allegiance before failing to find an American flag in the room....
View ArticleTrump-backed Senate candidate faces GOP fears he could be linked to adult...
WASHINGTON (AP) — For Republicans eager to regain the Senate majority this year, Ohio offers a prime opportunity to pick up a critical seat. But ahead of Tuesday's primary election, there's mounting...
View ArticleMany voters frustrated by home prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lori Shelton can't fathom ever having the money to buy a home — and that's a major reason why so many voters feel down on the economy ahead of this year's presidential election....
View ArticleHouse GOP bullish on November despite chaos, unhappiness over last year
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — House Republicans are ready to turn the page on the 118th Congress. During their annual retreat at the swanky Greenbrier resort in West Virginia this week, House GOP...
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